Comparison

Rubik's Connected vs Magic Cube Puzzle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Rubik's Connected

This app transforms the classic cube into a smart, connected experience. It offers interactive tutorials for beginners, advanced analytics for experienced players, and competitive online leagues. Enjoy casual games using the cube as a controller, making it accessible and fun for everyone.

Highlights
  • Interactive solving tutorials
  • Advanced performance statistics
  • Online cubing league and competitions
  • Casual games using cube as controller
  • Real-time feedback and guidance
  • Multiplayer matches and leaderboards
Features
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Rubik's Connected is the classic cube reimagined and redesigned for the 21st century - a Smart and Connected Cube. With its new technology, the Smart Cube offers a new and exciting playing experience for all levels of players, all ages and all capabilities. Including fun interactive tutorials for beginners, statistics and challenges for players who wish to level up their game, and the world's first online cubing league and competition, turning the Rubik's Cube into a social connected world. More than that, Rubik's Connected offers casual games that use the cube as a controller, enabling anyone to enjoy the classic toy, even if they are not interested in learning how to solve it. Learn (for beginners) - A fun interactive tutorial will safely guide you through the world's most known puzzles secrets. The tutorials breaks the complex solving challenge into small fun mini-steps, and includes videos, tips and real time feedback (from the Rubik's in your hands, to the virtual one on your screen). Improve (for intermediates & pros) - Practice and monitor your progress with advanced stats and analytics. The App measures your play down to the milliseconds. It provides accurate data for your solve time, speed, and moves. The App will automatically identify your solving algorithm, and will provide you the relevant measurement for each individual step in it. Compete (for all levels) - The App matches include various playing modes, from fun scrambling competitions (spaceship racing for all levels) to pro's versus battle matches. Get into the world's first leaderboard, and join live competitions. Play against your friends or vs strangers. To ensure a fair match, The App recognizes the starting position of each player and guides them through a unique set of moves to reach a common starting position. Play- Mini-games, missions and third party games incorporate various aspects of cubing in order to improve handling skills, instincts, or simple games for pure fun. Rubik's Connected is a one-of-a-kind smart connected speed cube, for many hours of fun! Connect your Smart Rubik's to your iPhone or iPad, and start cubing NOW! * Be sure that your device meets the following minimum requirements: iPhone 6s or higher Bluetooth version 4.1 or higher.

About

Magic Cube Puzzle

Experience the classic magic cube puzzle on your mobile device. This app offers various cube sizes, practice modes, and a solver to help you learn and master the puzzle. Enjoy realistic graphics, customizable skins, and ambient sounds for a relaxing cubing experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple cube sizes (2x2 to 5x5)
  • Cube solver and learning modes
  • Practice modes and cube timer
  • Customizable cube and background skins
  • Realistic 3D graphics and animations
  • Ambient sounds and fun sound effects
Features
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The popular magic cube puzzle on your phone, Magicube! Play with this cube as you solve the puzzle with logic, concentration and patience. Play this game, which features magic cubes puzzles scrambled and waiting to be solved. Magicube - Cube Solver Features; - Cubes featuring the 2x2, to 5x5x5 cube. - Solve and Learn with new modes. - Game Modes to practice cubing, a standalone cube timer, a tutorial as well as a pattern-matching game mode. Learn exciting cool patterns. - Skins for cubes and backgrounds. - Ambient Sounds to give a relaxing environment for cubing. - Realistic 3D graphics and animation - Fun sound effects to boost the gameplay - Simple swipe controls to control the cube - Solve and Learn to solve the cube with the cube solver.

Screenshots

Rubik's Connected4 screens
Magic Cube Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rubik's Connected at 65% against Magic Cube Puzzle's 28%. Rubik's Connected also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). Magic Cube Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magic Cube Puzzle sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Rubik's Connected asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rubik's Connected holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 332 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Rubik's Connected's written reviews are positive against 28% of Magic Cube Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rubik's Connected ships an update every 4 months, Magic Cube Puzzle every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Rubik's Connected versus Magic Cube Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRubik's ConnectedMagic Cube Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better3.9 (332 ratings)
Positive reviews65.1% of reviews — better28.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better332
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size484 MB183 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParticula LtdKofi Austin

Customer experience

Rubik's Connected

All ratings1,151 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews272 reviews
Positive65.1%
Neutral10.7%
Negative24.3%

Magic Cube Puzzle

All ratings328 ratings
Positive72.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative65.0%

User reviews

Rubik's Connected

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for learning to solve Rubik's cubes
  • 👍 Helpful tutorials and step-by-step instructions
  • 🎮 Fun games and challenges
  • 📊 Detailed statistics and tracking
  • 🔗 Ability to connect and compete with others

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Cube disconnection issues
  • 🔄 Inaccurate cube state representation on the app
  • 🕰️ Slow or unresponsive app performance
  • 🤖 Lack of real players in online matches
  • 🔧 Difficulty recalibrating the cube

Magic Cube Puzzle

From 332 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📚 Teaches cube solving techniques effectively
  • ✅ Helps solve physical Rubik's cubes
  • 🎯 Simple and easy to follow instructions
  • 👍 User-friendly for beginners
  • 💯 Comprehensive solving guidance

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive ads throughout gameplay
  • 💰 Paywall for multiple cube sizes (2x2, 4x4, 5x5)
  • 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
  • 🔀 Cube colors get messed up during moves
  • 😕 Confusing UI with letter notation (R, U, D)

Bugs and requests

Rubik's Connected

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when low battery notification appears
  • Incorrect solve detection even when the cube is solved
  • Scramble mismatch between physical cube and app
  • Sync issues causing the app to show the wrong cube state

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add tutorials for advanced solving methods (e.g. CFOP)
  • Improve the matching system to pair players of similar skill levels
  • Implement a landscape mode for better visibility on tablets
  • Allow users to view and practice specific algorithms
  • Provide an offline mode for solo practice

Magic Cube Puzzle

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cube glitches and distorts during rotations
  • Pieces fly outside cube boundaries
  • Colors get messed up when moving cube
  • Pattern recognition fails despite correct input
  • Cube breaks or becomes scrambled after solving
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  • Turning system only rotates front face
  • Spots disappear when rotating cube
  • App crashes or shows black screen
  • Cube gets squashed during fast solving
  • Cube rotates without user input

Requested features

8 requests
  • Implement cube scanning feature instead of manual color input
  • Add ability to rotate/view all sides of cube freely
  • Reduce or remove ads from experience
  • Make all cube sizes (2x2, 4x4, 5x5) free
  • Improve turning system mechanics
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  • Add more gameplay modes and variations
  • Fix timer functionality
  • Provide digital cube solving option

In-app purchases

None

Rubik's Connected

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Magic Cube Puzzle

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time10
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Skin Pack$2.99
  • Ambience Pack$2.99
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  • Solver Pack$3.99
  • Pro Pack$3.99
  • Puzzle Pack$3.99
  • Master Pack$5.99
  • Super Pack$5.99
  • Ultimate Pack$7.99
  • Lifetime Access$9.99

Questions

Is Rubik's Connected free?
Rubik's Connected is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Cube Puzzle free?
Magic Cube Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rubik's Connected or Magic Cube Puzzle?
Rubik's Connected is rated higher. Rubik's Connected averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Magic Cube Puzzle averages 3.9 from 332 ratings.
Do Rubik's Connected or Magic Cube Puzzle have ads?
Magic Cube Puzzle shows ads; Rubik's Connected does not.
Which is updated more often, Rubik's Connected or Magic Cube Puzzle?
Rubik's Connected ships an update every 4 months, and Magic Cube Puzzle every 5 weeks. Most recently, Rubik's Connected was updated on October 25, 2026 and Magic Cube Puzzle on October 24, 2026.

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